hollowed

Definition of hollowednext
past tense of hollow

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The installation reproduces local KGB archives on Stalin and facsimiles of historical artifacts of the 1960s placed around an AR reconstruction of Buddha in Nirvana, a forty-three-foot-long, 1,600-year-old clay statue of a reclining Buddha excavated in Tajikistan in the late ’60s.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The reception area showcases a 21-foot installation created with soil excavated during construction—the building's foundation reborn as art.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the energy in the room remained high as the crowd sang, bobbed their heads and grooved to the music from the comfort of their plush seats.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Tens of millions of YouTube viewers have grooved to Bobby Nsenga’s living room.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Despite being informed by Romain and another Harvard-Westlake student that van der Woude had digitally penetrated them, Harvard-Westlake officials did not contact law enforcement or child protective services as required by law, according to the lawsuit.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There may be multiple points where roots have penetrated.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The department was able to give back about $103,891 in restitution to the tenant who was gouged, Carbajal said.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Scheffler pushed his drive into the right fairway bunker on the par-4, could only advance the ball 54 yards into the left rough and gouged his third shot short of the green.
    John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Hollowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowed. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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